organic molecule

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A molecule of the kind normally found in living systems. Organic molecules are usually composed of carbon atoms in rings or long chains, to which are attached other atoms of such elements as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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Over time, she identified two promising ingredients: forms of taurine, an organic compound commonly sold as a dietary supplement, and ethanolamine, another simple organic molecule.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Before the Webb telescope, methanol was the only complex organic molecule ever confirmed in ice around protostars -- even within our own galaxy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

The material the Keshet found and characterized is an organic molecule.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2023

In particular, life on Earth is based on the presence of a key unit known as an organic molecule, a molecule that contains carbon.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Ione wondered if it might not be something like an organic molecule on a large scale.

From The Einstein See-Saw by Breuer, Miles John

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